INSIDE THE SHELL...
By BRIAN VanderBEEK

Nuts' 2009 schedule is weighted toward North again

Modesto Nuts

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Here's a riddle: How is the 2009 California League baseball schedule not like a major cable news network?

Stockton 12, Modesto 3. Game Three of North Division mini-series.

GAME IN A GRAF - The Ports scored four runs in the third after the Nuts failed to turn a double play and added five more in the fourth to take control early, finishing with 17 hits to end Modesto's season. Jason Van Kooten tripled and homered and scored two of the three runs, but this game was over when Aneury Rodriguez got only eight outs and reliever Chris Malone was roughed up for five runs on six hits in the fourth.

California League standings

North	W	L	GB
San Jose	35	23	-
Nuts	29	28	5.5
Stockton	28	29	6.5
Visalia	25	32	9.5
Bakersfield	24	34	11

South
Lancaster	33	24	-
Rancho Cucamonga	33	25	.5
Inland Empire	30	28	3.5
Lake Elsinore	30	28	3.5
High Desert	21	37	12.5

Modesto Nuts hitters Last updated Aug. 2
Player	G	AVG	AB	HITS	HR	RBI

Tony Blanco	5	.550	20	11	1	3
James Guerrero	3	.500	4	2	0	1
Radames Nazario	3	.375	8	3	0	1
Troy Tulowitzki	5	.333	12	4	0	1
Hector Gomez	1	.333	3	1	0	0
Cole Garner	50	.318	192	61	2	17
Thomas Simmons	3	.300	10	3	1	2
Anthony Jackson	95	.294	381	112	1	36
Mike Paulk	103	.293	399	112	4	52
Daniel Mayora	100	.291	378	110	3	42
Nick Haley	74	.270	248	67	1	28
Victor Ferrante	96	.265	358	95	9	53
Matt Repec	93	.264	337	89	9	55
Jay Cox	82	.256	293	75	7	43
Michael McKenry	84	.252	306	77	11	54
Jason Van Kooten	74	.246	252	62	2	20
Travis Becktel	63	.245	188	46	3	23
Geoff Strickland	43	.221	131	29	2	11
Bret Berglund	4	.214	14	3	0	1
Nelson Robledo	51	.183	169	31	1	11
Leonardo Reyes	2	.167	6	1	1	1
Christopher Nelson	8	.167	30	5	1	5
Johnny Bowden	11	.125	32	4	0	4

Modesto Nuts pitchers Last updated Aug. 2
Player	W	L	ERA	IP	SV	SO

Andrew Johnston	3	1	2.03	40	24	28
Jhoulys Chacin	5	1	2.18	41.1	0	41
Jon George	1	0	2.25	4	0	1
Zach Simons	1	0	2.70	13.1	0	14
William Harris	2	3	2.74	49.1	3	59
Keith Weiser	7	10	3.05	144.2	0	75
Todd Ritchie	1	0	3.18	17	0	9
David Patton	3	3	3.19	59.1	1	64
Aneury Rodriguez	8	9	3.58	123.1	0	105
Tommy Baumgardner	2	0	3.88	53.1	1	29
Shane Lindsay	2	3	3.99	47.1	0	56
Esmil Rogers	8	6	4.00	110.1	0	89
Andy Graham	4	4	4.53	57.2	0	52
Chris Malone	1	2	4.55	31.2	2	25
Chaz Roe	2	1	5.49	19.2	0	16
Brandon Durden	2	0	5.54	47.1	0	26
Simon Ferrer	6	9	5.76	109.1	0	55
James Burok	0	0	10	9	0	11

Last updated: Friday, September 05 at 11:50 PM

Modesto Nuts
vs.
Stockton Ports

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Modesto	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	8	3
Stockton	0	0	4	5	0	3	0	0		12	17	0
W: Graham Godfrey (1-0); L: Aneury Rodriguez (0-1); HR: Corey Brown (1), Jason Van Kooten (2)

Batters	POS	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Jackson	CF	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.273
Mayora	SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.250
Paulk	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.273
Garcia	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250
Cox	RF	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500
McKenry	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250
Ferrante	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.125
Van Kooten	2B	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Haley	3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	.182
Repec	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Rodriguez	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Malone	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
George	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Burok	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
		33	3	8	1	2	2	5	10	.265

BATTING
3B : Van Kooten (1, Godfrey).
HR : Van Kooten (2, 7th inning off Bell, K, 0 on, 0 out).
TB : Jackson 2; Mayora; Cox 2; Van Kooten 7; Haley.
RBI : Haley (2), Van Kooten (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Paulk.
GIDP : Mayora; Paulk.
Team LOB : 6.

BASERUNNING
SB : Jackson 2 (2, 2nd base off Godfrey/Donaldson, 3rd base off Godfrey/Donaldson).

FIELDING
E : Van Kooten (2, throw), Mayora (1, throw), Paulk (1, fielding).
PB : McKenry (1).
Outfield assists : Jackson (Massaro at 2nd base).
DP : (Haley-Van Kooten-Paulk).

Pitchers	POS	NOTE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rodriguez	P	(L, 0-1)	2.2	7	4	4	0	2	1	13.50
Malone	P		1.1	6	5	5	1	1	0	14.73
George	P		2.0	4	3	1	1	2	0	3.00
Burok	P		2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
				17	12	10	3	7	1	7.62

Batters	POS	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Gilbert	LF	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	.267
Horton	SS	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	.545
Carter	3B	4	2	2	0	3	1	1	2	.455
Spencer	1B	5	2	3	0	3	0	2	2	.429
Donaldson	C	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.286
Brown, C	CF	5	2	3	1	3	0	2	1	.364
Martinez, F	2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.167
Mitchell	RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.333
Massaro	DH	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	4	.250
Godfrey	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bell, K	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Italiano	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dewing	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
		41	12	17	1	11	3	7	18	.339

BATTING
2B : Carter (1, Malone).
HR : Brown, C (1, 3rd inning off Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 out).
TB : Gilbert 2; Horton; Carter 3; Spencer 3; Donaldson; Brown, C 6; Martinez, F; Mitchell 2; Massaro 2.
RBI : Carter 3 (8), Spencer 3 (3), Brown, C 3 (5), Massaro (2), Gilbert (2).
2-out RBI : Brown, C 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Massaro 2; Donaldson.
GIDP : Donaldson.
Team LOB : 8.

BASERUNNING
SB : Brown, C (1, 2nd base off George/McKenry).

FIELDING
DP : 2 (Spencer-Horton-Carter, Carter-Martinez, F-Spencer).

Next for the Nuts

FRIDAY: Bakersfield at Modesto, 7:05 p.m.

PROBABLE STARTERS: Righty Aneury Rodriguez (8-9, 3.58) will go for Modesto against Blaze lefty Zach Phillips (6-8, 6.38.)

TICKETS: Go online at the Nuts Web site.

Pitchers	POS	NOTE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Godfrey	P	(W, 1-0)	6.0	7	2	2	2	2	0	3.00
Bell, K	P		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	9.00
Italiano	P		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Dewing	P		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
				8	3	3	2	5	1	3.90

HBP : Cox (by Italiano).
Groundouts-flyouts : Rodriguez 4-2, Malone 1-2, George 1-2, Burok 3-1, Godfrey 10-6, Bell, K 0-2, Italiano 1-1, Dewing 2-0.
Batters faced : Rodriguez 15, Malone 12, George 11, Burok 6, Godfrey 25, Bell, K 4, Italiano 4, Dewing 3.
Umpires : HP: Nathan Thompson. 1B: Masaki Nonaka. 2B: Brian Hertzog. 3B: Bronson Martinez.
Weather : 101 degrees, clear.
Wind : 10 mph, Out to LF.
T : 3:05.
Att : 1,247.